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HP misses revenue estimates as inflation saps PC demand
HP misses revenue estimates as inflation saps PC demand By Reuters
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Published May 30, 2023 04:21PM ET
Updated May 30, 2023 09:06PM ET
(C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The logo for The Hewlett-Packard Company is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
(Reuters) – HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) missed Wall Street targets for second-quarter revenue on Tuesday as inflation-hit customers spent less on the company’s personal computers, sending its shares down nearly 3% in extended trading.
Companies such as HP, Lenovo and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) have seen demand ease from peaks hit during the pandemic, when work-from-home trends had driven up sales of laptops and other electronic devices.
Global PC shipments declined nearly 30% in the January-March period to levels lower than before the pandemic, according to data from research firm IDC.
Sales for HP’s Personal Systems segment – home to its desktop and notebook PCs – dropped 29% in the reported quarter, while the company’s printing segment recorded a 5% fall.
HP said it expects second-half revenue to be higher than the first half, even though the year-on-year comparison will still be negative.
“From a demand perspective, especially on the consumer side, the second half is stronger,” said CEO Enrique Lores in an interview with Reuters.
The PC maker now expects annual adjusted profit between $3.30 per share and $3.50 per share, compared with $3.20 to $3.60 forecast earlier.
Lores said that at a partner event this quarter, AI-driven opportunities were talked about, and added the company was working with key software and silicon partners to create new PC architectures that would drive a PC refresh in the coming years.
California-based HP’s second-quarter revenue was $12.91 billion. Analysts were expecting $13.07 billion, according to Refinitiv data.
On an adjusted basis, HP earned 80 cents per share, compared with expectations of 76 cents.
HP misses revenue estimates as inflation saps PC demand
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